Luca is himself a campaigner and advocate for Duchenne, and frequently gives inspirational talks about how to live with the disease. The evocative science fiction world of Star Wars – in which ...

Currently, JBT has two lead therapies that initially target acute myocardial infarction, including ischemic heart disease, cardiomyopathy associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and familial ...

Breathing difficulties and heart disease usually begin by age 20. As the name suggests, Duchenne muscular dystrophy is caused by a defective gene for dystrophin (a protein in muscles). However ...

Columnist Patrick Moeschen highlights some key federal programs and pieces of legislation in the history of muscular ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD ... When blood doesn't pump as well, tachycardia (elevated heart rate) and heart failure (when the heart pumps poorly) can occur. These symptoms may start in ...

John Brandsema, MD, a pediatric neurologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, speaks with Healio about the importance of early diagnosis of muscular dystrophy.

Duchenne Muscular ... as the heart is a muscle too. The missing protein also has a function in the brain, so learning- and behavior issues can also be part of the disease. In most countries ...

as a treatment for patients diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) cardiomyopathy. DMD cardiomyopathy is a heart condition characterized by cardiac fibrosis, arrhythmias, and heart failure.